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July 1'7, 1923. EASZJZZQ c. WIEGANDT LABEL Filed Feb. 6, 1923 C arl fi egana t by WW Patented July 17, 1923.

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CARL WIEGANDT, OF BARMEN', GERMANY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO ALBERT VIEH- MANN, 0E BARMEN, GERMANY.

LABEL.

Application filed February 6, 1923. Serial No. 617,291.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it, known that I, CARL VIEGANDT, a citizen of the German Empire, residing at Barmen, Germany, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Labels, for which I have filed an application for patent in Germany on December '13, 1920, and of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to labels made of sheet-metal, especially sheet-iron, which may be fastened to packages, such as" bags, bales, chests or the like, by tying'or nailing The essential feature of my invention consists in this that'the label is coated with an ordinary light-coloured oil-paint contain- I ing hydrochloric acid or an equivalent medium. To this paint ordinary writing ink as well as ordinary printing ink will'firmly adhere so that the coated label may be written on and printed.

The new label is distinguished from the known sheet-metal labels which are lined with paper by the great durability of the coating .of paint, the same withstanding also the influence of wetness so that the address or other superscription applied to the label can not get lost. Furthermore, in consequence of the fact that the coating of paint prevents oxidation of the surface of the sheet-metal, obliterating of. the address by rustingor thelike is entirely avoided. Finally by the admixture ofhydrochloric acid to the oil+pai1itjtheresult is obtained that writing and-printing. inks adhere not only to the surfa'ceibf'the coating, but penetrate into the latter yetwithout dispersing. Thus -the lasting 0f the address or other superscription applied'to the label is greatly incrcased,-the address or the like can be neither washed away nor blurred.

The coating capable of beingwritten on or printed may be provided either on one or on both sides of the label. In the latter instance the label can be used twice. When the label consists of ordinary sheet-iron and only one side is coated with -a paint of the kind above referred to I prefer to protect the other side of the label against oxidation bycoating it with a colourless varnish or 'any other cheapcoating medium.

The label may have any known or desired shape, and it-may, as usual, be fitted with fastening holes or eyelets.

My new label is, by way of example, il-

lustrated on the annexed drawing in which:

In the vicinity'of the lateral edges the label is fitted with the usual fastening holes or perforations d which may be edged with eyelets f. i

The coating 12 may consist of any ordi nary oil-paint or lake to which a suitable quantity of hydrochloric acid is added. The following composition has proved particularly useful: 2 parts of linseed oil, 5 parts of zinc-white, 6 parts ofnpetroleum benzin, 1 part of hydrochloric acid.

This composition results in a light, mat

coating which can easily be written on or printed with ordinary writing and printing ink and which sucks up the said ink without causing the same to disperse which would, of course, render the address or other superscriptionmore or less illegible.

I wish it to be stated that my invention is not restricted to the precise embodiment shown and described for many alterations and variations may suggest ,t-hemselves to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of my invention as pointed out in the claims.

'Claims:

1. As a new article of manufacture: a

label. made of sheet-metal and'coated with an ordinary light-coloured oil-paint containing hydrochloric acid.

2. As a new article of manufacture: a

label made of sheet-metal and coated with a composition of linseed oil, zinc-white, and

hydrochloric acid.

In testimony whereof I aifix my signatare.

CARL 'WIEGANDT. 

